Originally Posted by
Canker
Dude if you want to wear pads wear pads. Don't let other people dictate your safety. All it takes is one oopsie and you land knee first on a rock and your out of commission for months. I started riding my mtn bike with knee pads even on simple XC trails last year and don't really care if other people think I'm over worried. There are a lot of light pads out there now. Might be better off asking in the mtn bike section.
Thanks, I ride my MTB wearing light duty knee pads and elbow pads too. I couldn't care less as to what the bro crew or the keyboard warriors think.
I like my Leatt Airflex Pro pads quite a bit but even still I think they're overkill for what I'm looking for. I found the link for the TLD pads on another MTB forum. The real problem is that most manufacturers don't post pics of the pads on an arm, which would be helpful.